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	Amend CSHB 2237 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____. (a) Section 52.01, Family Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  A law-enforcement officer who has probable cause to 
believe that a child is in violation of the compulsory school 
attendance law under Section 25.085, Education Code, may take the 
child into custody for the purpose of returning the child to the 
school campus of the child to ensure the child's compliance with 
compulsory school attendance requirements.
	(b)  Section 25.091, Education Code, is amended by adding 
Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
	(b-1)  A peace officer who has probable cause to believe that 
a child is in violation of the compulsory school attendance law 
under Section 25.085 may take the child into custody for the purpose 
of returning the child to the school campus of the child to ensure 
the child's compliance with compulsory school attendance 
requirements.
	(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
Section 52.01(e), Family Code, and Section 25.091(b-1), Education 
Code as added by this section take effect September 1, 2007.